This guy has got to be kidding - $45!. I picked this paperback up in a used book store recently for less than $1. They say ebay is a gong show and I guess it's self-proclaimed "experts" like this that make it that way.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/YOUNG-MAGICIAN ... tible&hash=item19ce01fa0e

Special De luxe issue? Limited numbers?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOLKIEN-GUIDE ... Books&hash=item19ce03b2ba

quote - Like most expensive deluxe editions, only a certain number will be printed, and when they are gone, they will SKYROCKET in price, just like the History of the World anthologies which are now selling for 5 times their original release price! If you are a Tolkien collector, get this NOW while the price is only moderatly unreasonable... :)

garm wrote:
Special De luxe issue? Limited numbers?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOLKIEN-GUIDE ... Books&hash=item19ce03b2ba

quote - Like most expensive deluxe editions, only a certain number will be printed, and when they are gone, they will SKYROCKET in price, just like the History of the World anthologies which are now selling for 5 times their original release price! If you are a Tolkien collector, get this NOW while the price is only moderatly unreasonable... :)

Yep, good old alan-53 who always writes this big spiel about how he hates people being ripped off by so-called-rare items that aren't and then always proceeds to create listings that many would consider to be ripping people off with so-called-rare items that aren't. I think he is about the worst Tolkien offender on eBay.

Stu

I once asked alan-53 about the review copy of The Silmarillion that he has listed; it's been listed for a few years now.

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Delux British SILMARILLION New Text & MAP w/Tolkien Cvr

200720501928

Seller: alan-53

(29626)

Ended Mar 10, 2012

This item ended more than 90 days ago

He has up an image of the 2007 cover, but claims it has a 1999 review slip laid-in. I've no doubt he actually does have a 1999 copy, but has lazily listed with an image which is not the item in question. (Either that, or the 1999 reference is in error.) Anyway, despite the fact that I'm very much the kind of person to buy this sort of item (if he had just clarified what was for sale), I ended up not, as the reply was so hostile. Still for sale, a couple of years later...

BH

This is actually a sort-of serious point. I often wonder what people think when they read these kind of disclaimers; & what purpose the sellers, who use them, feel they ultimately have.

eBay seller dogfark has the following disclaimer, in relation to refunds:-

If physical condition not as described or has been seriously misrepresented. No refund, warranty, implied or stated, is offered on the accuracy of the description, scarcity and value. On higher priced books, it is always recommended the buyer seek expert advice before making a bid.

Quite why, as a seller, you would contemplate any of the detail in your listing as possibly being construed as "seriously misrepresented", I don't know. The second sentence, to me, makes little sense e.g. a refund would be given (under the terms the seller themselves states in the preceding sentence) if the description wasn't accurate.

Anyway, it's really the last statement that baffles me. In the Festival Art and Books website Mark Faith (I assume, since the website address is still "MarkFaithBooks.com") states:-

I deal primarily in modern first editions specializing in the authors Tolkien and Wilbur A. Smith...

and, further on:-

Within J.R.R Tolkien, I deal mostly in early, expensive first edition books as well as Tolkien related art and other memorabilia as this is linked to another business venture of mine. I list only few titles, but provide a bespoke sourcing service, both buying and selling, for private collectors....

I just wonder why one would not expect Festival Art and Books themselves not to be expert enough. Why, when purchasing something expensive, would I not expect this Tolkien "specialist", & someone who mainly deals in early (& expensive) first editions books, to provide this level of security when I purchase from them? Why would I feel it necessary to go and consult another "expert" before bidding?

This kind of disclaimer puts me off, as a buyer. The same applies when a seller offers no refund. Any thoughts?

BH

From the Festival Art and Books website:

Returns accepted within 7 days. Please notify me for approval before sending. Returns accepted on the basis the item is seriously not as described and if full list price is paid.

So, presumably if a book is seriously misdescribed, but the buyer didn't pay full list price, there is no refund...? Also, if a book is only a bit misdescribed (surely it is either misdescribed or not?) then also no refund applies...?

The fact is that in the UK, one has certain statutory rights, and misdescribing a product breaches those rights, so a refund is pretty much always going to be legally applicable in cases of misdescription.

Never mind that --The Wonders of eBay has made 100 pages!!

BH

I hestitate to give the BNP any publicity whatsoever, but I am disturbed to find them co-opting Tolkien to their cause.

"Many articles including titles such as 'Tolkien's Warning on International Finance' "

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BNP-Voice-F ... ain_3&hash=item3cc2d4c176

- wellinghall

It'll also be interesting to see what this Super Deluxe CoH goes for, in a pretty open auction, which started low (£50) with no reserve.

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JRR Tolkien The Children of Hurin

190647551884

Seller: jewelsareagirlsbestfriend

(900)

Ended Mar 11, 2012

This item ended more than 90 days ago

(Super Deluxe #130)

BH

I love how this is listed as a "1st Print."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Hobbit-or ... tible&hash=item43adf87787